Badam Ka Harira- a very healthy,delicious and easy to make drink for winters and as a postpartum food Badam Ka Harira is a very delicious and nourishing drink . It is very popular in my community as a post natal food . Every new mother is given this badam ka harira or the Gud ka…

Golpapdi- A traditional dessert made with wheat flour,ghee and Jaggary Golpapdi or Gur papdi is a popular and traditional dessert or sweet from Gujarat which is specially made during winter. Golpapdi / kansaar is also popular in Sindhi community as sukhdi and in my home town Mathura we call this –kasaar. It is quite an…

Paneer ki kheer- An Quick ,easy and delicious dessert made with milk and cottage cheese Cheena kheer/ paneer payasam or Paneer kheer is a Bengali delicacy . Bengali’s made awesome desserts with cottage cheese and this is the most easiest dessert with cottage cheese or paneer. If you want to make make a quick and…

Aam ki launji -A sweet and sour preserve/jam of raw mangoes with mild Indian spices Aam ki launji is a summer special preparation,which is very popular in North India .Its i a sweet and tangy pickle or chutney . Launji is made with peeled and sliced raw mangoes .Sliced mangoes are tempered in pickle spices…

A healthy and easy dessert of Fox nuts and milk Makhana or phool makhana is usually used during fasting to make different types of sweet and savory dishes. Even plain roasted makhana is a great healthy snack as it is very light to digest and taste good. Makhana is derived from water lily plant ,the…

Malai Kulfi- a frozen Indian milk dessert Kulfi is a very popular Indian dessert.It is basically a dense ice cream with intense Indian flavours .Kulfi is made in few flavours as compared to ice cream . Malai kulfi, kesar kulfi , Mango kulfi are the most popular flavours of kulfi Traditionally kulfi is made by…

Methi Corn Malai Curry-Corn and fresh fenugreek cooked in a mild and rich curry. Corn methiwala /Methi corn malai or Methi makai malai is a very popular North Indian style curry. The slightly sweet taste of corn and cashew blend very well with fenugreek in this curry. Though it is made in a quite rich…

Chawal ki kheer- Delicious creamy dessert made with fresh milk and rice-India’s most popular dessert! Chawal ki kheer -When it comes to name popular Indian desserts ,rice kheer tops the list,its the favorite of all and is popular in all the states of india with slightly different names. Its a creamy milk and rice…

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About Maayeka

"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!